How Do You Remove Tar Adhesive From Concrete Floor?
What kind of finish are you planning after removal? If you are simply wanting to smooth the surface then a hot airgun (relatively cheap to buy) will quickly melt the tar and can be removed with a scraper. If you are removing the tar from a wooden surface then melt and scrape with a sharp chisel, as this will bring it back almost to the bare wood and will only require sanding once cooled to restore fully. If it is a concrete floor you are laying the tiles on then “scrape ridges” into the floor to allow the tile adhesive to key in. If it is a wooden floor then lay 3mm hardboard over the floor,(available from most diy shops((dont forget hardbord tacks))) and then tile as normal. Hi there, the only way I can think of to remove tar from wood in that way is to physically remove the tar with an electric or hand plane (difficult work). The tar is there anyway and if you do want to lay tiles over this without further damaging the parquet, you could still lay 3mm M.D.F.over this to provide an ev
